Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2023-01-03

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 3
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
210 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 213▲ 210 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 58▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 9▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to the two week holiday layoff. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.94/cwt on 71 head.
Average price
$146.94
71 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$781
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$318
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$25.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.98
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542150.3681555
Small 1-2427140.405994thin
Medium and Large 2-3543135.1273410thin
Medium and Large 3398125.004972thin
One grade step is worth $25.36/cwt here — about $318 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale71 hd
146.94
—
TN average5 barns · 1,080 hd
155.92
−8.98
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,55995.321,4864thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43765.879466thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22962.0076228
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04248.2850310

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)980$8601thin

Every lot

63 lots · USDA AMS · Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330182.50/cwt182.50–182.506021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380177.50/cwt177.50–177.506751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388197.48/cwt190.00–202.507664
Steers—Small 1-2390167.50/cwt167.50–167.506531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426198.29/cwt190.00–212.5084511
Steers—Small 1-2453167.61/cwt147.50–187.507592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475194.65/cwt187.50–200.0092515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added499194.00/cwt194.00–194.0096811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508185.00/cwt185.00–185.009405
Steers—Small 1-2515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540162.98/cwt157.00–167.008803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550162.00/cwt162.00–162.008911
Steers—Small 1-2565151.00/cwt151.00–151.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
Heifers—Small 1-2368144.05/cwt137.50–150.005302
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375120.00/cwt120.00–120.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380152.50/cwt152.50–152.505801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395161.25/cwt157.50–165.006372
Heifers—Small 1-2400152.50/cwt152.50–152.506101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415167.50/cwt167.50–167.506951
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421164.91/cwt162.50–167.5069411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463161.20/cwt160.00–170.007469
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495145.00/cwt145.00–145.007181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510159.00/cwt159.00–159.008115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515141.41/cwt132.50–149.007283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2545149.00/cwt149.00–149.008121
Heifers—Small 1-2570121.00/cwt121.00–121.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572151.48/cwt146.00–157.008668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575137.96/cwt135.00–142.007935
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3588128.73/cwt127.50–130.007572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680127.50/cwt127.50–127.508671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685134.00/cwt134.00–134.009182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added739128.00/cwt127.00–129.009466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745127.00/cwt127.00–127.009461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768127.00/cwt127.00–127.009752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added773121.00/cwt121.00–121.009352
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415182.50/cwt182.50–182.507571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440192.50/cwt192.50–192.508471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464189.33/cwt187.50–192.508784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475165.00/cwt165.00–165.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513162.35/cwt152.50–172.508332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513151.49/cwt150.00–153.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553161.54/cwt153.00–170.008932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620144.00/cwt144.00–144.008931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635135.00/cwt135.00–135.008571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660142.00/cwt142.00–142.009371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,2321
Bulls——1,62599.63/cwt97.00–102.001,6192
Bulls——1,66089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,4771
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01343.62/cwt40.00–47.004424
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06151.38/cwt43.00–58.005456
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08251.95/cwt45.00–58.005625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24763.64/cwt58.00–69.0079421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39566.06/cwt64.00–68.009223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41069.93/cwt69.00–71.009862
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44872.03/cwt70.00–74.001,0432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54053.00/cwt53.00–53.008161
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2980860.00/head860.00–860.008601

This sale against other markets

Tennessee weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.